On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
At the same time, too, we know that these considerations have never adequately explained or excused the triumph of brute force and cunning over weakness and innocence.
Said by
W.E.B. Du Bois
Source
gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “At the same time, too, we know that these considerations have never adequately explained or excused the triumph of brute…”
Editor's note · Context
This sentence asserts that while racial complexities exist, they do not justify the historical oppression and exploitation of vulnerable populations.
Share
More from W.E.B. Du Bois
Jan 1, 1903
Let the ears of a guilty people tingle with truth, and seventy millions sigh for the righteousness which exalteth nations, in this drear day when human brotherhood is mockery and a snare.
Jan 1, 1903
If somewhere in this whirl and chaos of things there dwells Eternal Good, pitiful yet masterful, then anon in His good time America shall rend the Veil and the prisoned shall go free.
Jan 1, 1903
Actively we have woven ourselves with the very warp and woof of this nation,—we fought their battles, shared their sorrow, mingled our blood with theirs, and generation after generation have pleaded with a headstrong, careless people to…